chapter 2 illustrator Flashcards
(34 cards)
character panel
to change text features
illustrator
is the best program for creating typography
gradient
graduated blend between 2 or more colors used to fill an object or multiple
base line
path on which type is positioned with the type tool
leading
vertical space between baselines
tracking
inserts uniform spaces between characters to affect the width of selected words or blocks of text
tracking
inserts uniform spaces between characters to affect the width of selected words or blocks of text
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
kerning
used to affect the space between any 2 characters
positive
moves characters farther apart
negative
moves characters closer together
typography
art of designing letterforms
glyphs panel
contains various type characters that aren’t necessarily available on your keyboard trade marks copy rights
area type tool
vertical area type tool to flow text into shape
lock selection command
allows you to exempt an object from selection and affix it to art-board
style
group of formatting attributes such as font, size, color
type on a path tool or vertical type
on a path tool to type along a straight or curved path